Since 1970, there have been 14 World Cup tournaments, which means 56 teams have reached the semifinals. A little more calculating tells us 3.5 percent of all World Cup semifinalists in that period were soccer “outsiders”, so to speak. Although the nation in North Africa is roughly 3,500 miles from Qatar, Morocco’s success has been embraced by the entire Arab world. With each game that Morocco has advanced through this World Cup, their belief has grown. The only goal Morocco has allowed through five games was an own goal in a victory over Canada.
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